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The Illustrated Mum

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The Illustrated Mum	comment	A 1999 drama novel written by Jacqueline Wilson, told from the perspective of 10-year-old Dolphin Westwood as she lives with her older sister Star, and their mother Marigold. Although both love her, they are concerned for Marigold's wellbeing, particularly as she suffers from a mental illness and self-medicates through copious bottles of vodka, staying out late, and living in the past. The title is a pun on Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man, and is the nickname of Marigold throughout the book due to her elaborate tattoos.The book was adapted into a BBC show in 2003.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_19fe3478	type	Daddy's Girl
The Illustrated Mum / int_19fe3478	comment	Daddy's Girl: As soon as Micky shows up, Star becomes this, despite claiming that whenever she's with him she's worrying about Dol and Marigold. Dolphin calls her out for this.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_275d19ee	type	Birds of a Feather
The Illustrated Mum / int_275d19ee	comment	Birds of a Feather: Dolphin and Oliver become friends because both of them are heavily bullied and because they both have mothers who act strangely.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_28c1d543	type	Defrosting Ice Queen
The Illustrated Mum / int_28c1d543	comment	Defrosting Ice Queen: Star. Especially by the end.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_317629db	type	Embarrassing Nickname
The Illustrated Mum / int_317629db	comment	Embarrassing Nickname: Owly for Oliver. Even Dolphin slips up and calls him that on occasion.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_31da1e24	type	Shipper on Deck
The Illustrated Mum / int_31da1e24	comment	Shipper on Deck: When Dolphin brings Oliver to her house to meet Marigold, Star later teases her sister about Oliver being her "boyfriend" and seems rather fond of the boy.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_3ed23024	type	Surprisingly Realistic Outcome
The Illustrated Mum / int_3ed23024	comment	Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Dolphin and Oliver are eventually able to track down her father, Michael, and she hopes that he'll take her in just as Micky did with Star. However, while Michael is very glad to meet her, he explains that he can't just adopt her straight off; even though they're blood relatives he and Dolphin are also total strangers, he has a wife and daughters whom he needs to discuss all this with before Dolphin can come to live with them, and they have to get the social services involved to make sure everything is done properly. Dolphin is hurt by how comparatively easy it was for Star to go off with her dad — but later it's revealed that Star's time with Micky fell apart pretty quickly, since she was so worried about her mother and sister and Micky's girlfriend SiÃ¢n resented having Star around and started picking fights. When social services want to take Star in as well, Micky's very quick to agree.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_40cad744	type	Flower Motifs
The Illustrated Mum / int_40cad744	comment	Flower Motifs: Marigold has a tattoo of a marigold, her namesake.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Illustrated Mum / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Marigold will likely be in hospital for a while and has a long road to recovery; Dolphin and Star have been taken into foster care; despite Star's assurances it's unclear if Micky wants to be involved any further in her life; and Marigold might not be deemed a fit parent for her daughters for a long time to come, if ever. But Dolphin has made a great friend in Oliver; the couple fostering her and Star are very kind and supportive; her father Michael and his wife and daughters genuinely seem to want to get to know her and spend time with her; Marigold appears to recognise that she needs treatment for her bipolar disorder; and Dolphin believes that whatever else happens, they'll always be a family. note In Lucy Pearson's book on Wilson's works, she mentions that a course she teaches involves reading The Illustrated Mum; many students get excited because they remember reading it when they were children, and then they reread it and remark on how upsetting it is from an adult perspective. Wilson thinks it's because an optimistic child is more likely to think that Marigold is going to get better and will be able to look after her daughters again, while adults realize how precarious the situation is. Wilson herself admitted that she isn't sure about what will happen, but she knows Marigold will do her best to get better for her girls.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_4b316d47	type	Break the Cutie
The Illustrated Mum / int_4b316d47	comment	Break the Cutie: This happens to Dolphin when Star leaves to be with Micky, sending Marigold into her mental breakdown as a result.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_4c8e8078	type	All of the Other Reindeer
The Illustrated Mum / int_4c8e8078	comment	All of the Other Reindeer: Dolphin is bullied horribly at her school by both classmates and her teacher.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_4f773434	type	Wise Beyond Their Years
The Illustrated Mum / int_4f773434	comment	Wise Beyond Their Years: It's Oliver, a ten-year-old boy, who successfully tracks down Dolphin's father based on the very limited information she knows about him and figures out how to get there. Star counts as a deconstructed example, since she only acts older than her years due to taking on a parental role since a young age.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_4fb8db6a	type	Skipping School
The Illustrated Mum / int_4fb8db6a	comment	Skipping School: Dolphin's shocked when Oliver's willing to do this and risk getting into trouble to help her find her father. When she sees how easy it is to just walk out of school though, she wonders why she's never done it before.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_57efd4c4	type	Growing Up Sucks
The Illustrated Mum / int_57efd4c4	comment	Growing Up Sucks: Dolphin at one point wishes Star were younger, so that she could go back to when Star used to enjoy Marigold's eccentric behaviours. She brings up a happy memory of one time when Marigold surprised her daughters by filling the entire fridge with ice-cream, something that delighted them at the time. Star however points out that this left them nothing to eat for the rest of the week but stale bread and carrots, and then Marigold cut her finger chopping the carrots and wouldn't go into hospital to have it treated when it became infected.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_5f861d0f	type	Only Friend
The Illustrated Mum / int_5f861d0f	comment	Only Friend: Oliver and Dolphin are each others.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_6bda9a30	type	Meaningful Name
The Illustrated Mum / int_6bda9a30	comment	Meaningful Name: Dolphin's name was decided because her dad, Michael, taught Marigold how to swim, and Star's because Micky is the "star of [Marigold's] heart".
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The Illustrated Mum / int_6f0fd7b8	type	Everyone Loves Blondes
The Illustrated Mum / int_6f0fd7b8	comment	Everyone Loves Blondes: Star has long blonde hair and is very popular with the boys at her school.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_7b228c31	type	"L" Is for "Dyslexia"
The Illustrated Mum / int_7b228c31	comment	"L" Is for "Dyslexia": Dolphin is creative but struggles a lot with reading and spelling. Her Sadist Teacher Miss Hill makes no effort to help her.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_7d89315b	type	"The Reason You Suck" Speech
The Illustrated Mum / int_7d89315b	comment	"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Star frequently does this to Marigold. Dolphin gives one to both Star and Marigold about Micky.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_8071d6ed	type	Alcoholic Parent
The Illustrated Mum / int_8071d6ed	comment	Alcoholic Parent: Marigold is never far from a bottle of vodka. She appears to be occasionally ashamed of it, seeing as she tries to pass it off as water to Dolphin. It doesn't work.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_88933ad4	type	Parental Favoritism
The Illustrated Mum / int_88933ad4	comment	Parental Favoritism: Though she loves both her girls, Marigold favors Star in many situations, mostly because she's Micky's daughter, something that upsets Dolphin because she's the one who chooses to stay with Marigold when Micky offers to take both girls. Then when Dolphin tracks down her father, Michael, she's stunned to find out that he has two more daughters with his wife, and immediately believes that he'd much prefer that Oliver was his child. Dolphin herself sums it up best:
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The Illustrated Mum / int_8970d739	type	The One That Got Away
The Illustrated Mum / int_8970d739	comment	The One That Got Away: Although Michael is Happily Married, he seems rather wistful at being reminded of Marigold and asks if she remembers him when he visits her in hospital.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_8afadb7e	type	Department of Child Disservices
The Illustrated Mum / int_8afadb7e	comment	Department of Child Disservices: Averted. Dolphin's social worker is able to find her a foster placement straight away and she goes on to develop a close relationship with her foster mother Jane.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_92762b69	type	Significant Green-Eyed Redhead
The Illustrated Mum / int_92762b69	comment	Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Marigold.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_9591377d	type	Heel Realization
The Illustrated Mum / int_9591377d	comment	Heel Realization: Star has one when she learns of Marigold being hospitalised. Miss Hill spends most of the book being disgracefully cruel towards Dolphin. Once the school is made aware of her situation, she starts being more sympathetic to Dolphin.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_a1b141f4	type	My God, What Have I Done?
The Illustrated Mum / int_a1b141f4	comment	My God, What Have I Done?: Marigold has this reaction when she slaps Dolphin in the face during a moment of frustration - she even begs Dolphin to hit her back as a punishment. Dolphin has this reaction when she smashes the phone Micky bought them in a fit of rage when Star refuses to come home.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_a54534a0	type	Parental Neglect
The Illustrated Mum / int_a54534a0	comment	Parental Neglect: Dolphin and Star, both only 10 and 13 (nearly fourteen) respectively, are often left on their own in their flat.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_a6278d84	type	Wacky Parent, Serious Child
The Illustrated Mum / int_a6278d84	comment	Wacky Parent, Serious Child: Marigold genuinely cares for both of her daughters, but is highly susceptible to exaggerated mood swings and extreme behaviors, which worry Dolphin, frustrate Star, and present severe negative consequences for the entire family. Dolphin is bullied at her school and has only one friend, because all of her classmates know about Marigold's unusual ways. Micky, Star's father, is implied to find Marigold's wackiness unbearable. Towards the end of the story, Dolphin learns that Marigold suffers from bipolar disorder, and hence has to be temporarily hospitalized.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_ad94c7a0	type	Scars are Forever
The Illustrated Mum / int_ad94c7a0	comment	Scars are Forever: Marigold has two diamond tattoos covering up two scars on her wrist, which are the result of her apparent suicide attempt before Star and Dolphin were born.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_b4a6ae4c	type	Everyone Has Standards
The Illustrated Mum / int_b4a6ae4c	comment	Everyone Has Standards: Yvonne and Kayleigh, two girls who horribly bully Dolphin, are picking on her as usual when one of them asks why Marigold hasn't shown up at school to pick Dolphin up and asks if she's dead. Dolphin bursts into tears because she's terrified Marigold is dead and the bullies actually feel awful about this and start comforting her.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_b58c51d8	type	My Beloved Smother
The Illustrated Mum / int_b58c51d8	comment	My Beloved Smother: Oliver's mum, though we never meet her in person, but from what we hear of her over the phone, seems to fit this description to a T.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_bb0c0a4d	type	Fiery Redhead
The Illustrated Mum / int_bb0c0a4d	comment	Fiery Redhead: Marigold, though it's implied that she dyes her hair red.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_bc74ef27	type	Berserk Button
The Illustrated Mum / int_bc74ef27	comment	Berserk Button: Marigold hates being called "crazy" - Dolphin unthinkingly says it when they're wandering around Brighton to find Micky and Marigold slaps Dolphin in the face - though she is horrified immediately after.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_bec0417c	type	Happily Married
The Illustrated Mum / int_bec0417c	comment	Marigold never talks about Michael, but obsesses over Micky to the point of actually wanting only the latter to come back and help raise a family. Towards the end of the story, it is Michael who turns out to be not just the understanding boyfriend that Marigold needed in the past (even though he's now Happily Married to a woman called Meg and they have two daughters, he still seems to regret that Marigold didn't give their relationship a chance) but also the ideal father figure that both of her daughters desperately want, plus he and his family genuinely want to spend time with Dolphin and get to know her. Micky, on the other hand, does not want to rekindle his romance with Marigold, and is not able to maintain a stable family unit.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_bf9163d9	type	Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
The Illustrated Mum / int_bf9163d9	comment	Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Star, Dolphin and Marigold respectively.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_bfc84d44	type	Calling Parents by Their Name
The Illustrated Mum / int_bfc84d44	comment	Calling Parents by Their Name: Star and Dolphin both call their mother by her name, because she acts more like a big sister and best friend than a caregiver.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_c1e6f5bd	type	Don't Split Us Up
The Illustrated Mum / int_c1e6f5bd	comment	Don't Split Us Up: Despite Marigold's increasing inability to take care of her children, Star is very careful to avoid attracting attention from anyone because she believes that social services would separate her and Dolphin, plus they're both terrified of going into care thanks to the horror stories Marigold has told about her time in the system. In the end both girls are taken into care (separately) and social services find a way to place them in the same foster home so they can be together.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_c335b9ec	type	Irony
The Illustrated Mum / int_c335b9ec	comment	Irony: Marigold favors Star over Dolphin in certain situations because of their fathers, but it is Dolphin who has all the positive interactions with Marigold, and salvages the whole family when her bipolar disorder gets too difficult to handle. As Dolphin herself points out, it is Star who triggers Marigold's negative moods. Marigold never talks about Michael, but obsesses over Micky to the point of actually wanting only the latter to come back and help raise a family. Towards the end of the story, it is Michael who turns out to be not just the understanding boyfriend that Marigold needed in the past (even though he's now Happily Married to a woman called Meg and they have two daughters, he still seems to regret that Marigold didn't give their relationship a chance) but also the ideal father figure that both of her daughters desperately want, plus he and his family genuinely want to spend time with Dolphin and get to know her. Micky, on the other hand, does not want to rekindle his romance with Marigold, and is not able to maintain a stable family unit.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_c4db6423	type	Yank the Dog's Chain
The Illustrated Mum / int_c4db6423	comment	Yank the Dog's Chain: Dolphin searches for her father when Marigold, her mother, is taken into hospital with bipolar disorder. Dolphin is successful, and Michael, her father, is genuinely pleased to meet her. At the same time, however, Michael points out that being blood relatives does not override the fact that Dolphin is a complete stranger to him, plus he's he's married with daughters, and hence they must get to know each other properly before he can adopt her. Dolphin complains that Micky just took Star with him, but she later discovers he's very quick to put Star back, as well.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_cf231d54	type	Cool Teacher
The Illustrated Mum / int_cf231d54	comment	Cool Teacher: Mr. Harrison, who bonds with Dolphin and Oliver and is generally an affable, intelligent guy, a sharp contrast to Ms. Hill.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_cf7ccd79	type	Orphanage of Fear
The Illustrated Mum / int_cf7ccd79	comment	Orphanage of Fear: Marigold has terrible memories of growing up in several awful children's homes where she was physically and mentally abused by the people in charge. When Dolphin meets her father, Michael, and he wants to get social services involved, Dolphin protests that she'll be put in a home and cites Marigold's experiences; Michael reassures her that that sort of thing doesn't happen any more.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_d2b59903	type	Cool Old Lady
The Illustrated Mum / int_d2b59903	comment	Cool Old Lady: Jane, the foster woman who takes Dolphin in temporarily while Marigold is in hospital, is nothing but understanding and kind towards the obviously confused and upset Dolphin.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
The Illustrated Mum / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Star gives one to Dolphin after they are reunited in foster care for lying to her about Marigold going on a crazy rampage in an attempt to guilt-trip Star into coming home and smashing the phone so Star was unable to contact them. Dolphin retorts with her own What the Hell, Hero? by pointing out that Star left her alone with Marigold and was too busy being fawned over by Mickey.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_db2f3581	type	All Girls Want Bad Boys
The Illustrated Mum / int_db2f3581	comment	All Girls Want Bad Boys: Deconstructed - Marigold insists that Micky is the love of her life even though they were together for only a few weeks and he left after unknowingly getting her pregnant. When she does reunite with him, Micky sticks around only to take Star with him before abandoning a despondent Marigold again, and Dolphin has to deal with the consequences. Meanwhile, the title character almost never talks about Dolphin's father Michael, but he proves himself to be both sensible and considerate by doing what is best for Dolphin and visiting Marigold in the hospital.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_dcd423d2	type	Affectionate Nickname
The Illustrated Mum / int_dcd423d2	comment	Affectionate Nickname: "Dolly" for Dolphin, "Goldie" for Marigold, and "Twinkle" for Star.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_e2ccee25	type	Animal Motifs
The Illustrated Mum / int_e2ccee25	comment	Animal Motifs: Played with - Dolphin is obviously associated a lot with dolphins, but she mentions she gets sick of being stuck with them all the time and she doesn't even know how to swim. Her friend Oliver gets called Owly at school due to his round glasses making him look like an owl. He doesn't like it any better than Dolphin.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_ea44cd34	type	Britain Is Only London
The Illustrated Mum / int_ea44cd34	comment	Britain Is Only London: The only locations noted in the book are London and Brighton, which is colloquially nicknamed as "London-by-the-Sea". The family lives on Beacon Road, a real place in London, according to the address Dolphin gives the hospital.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_eb5b71fe	comment	Clingy Jealous Girl: Marigold insists that Micky is the love of her life, even though it's implied their relationship was just a summer fling and Mickey is visibly put off by how clingy and insistent Marigold is, especially since he has a steady girlfriend, SiÃ¢n, by the time Marigold tracks him down and tells him about Star. To make matters worse, when Mickey plans to take Star for a time Marigold wants to go as well and says there'll be no need for SiÃ¢n.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_f12d9d83	type	Promotion to Parent
The Illustrated Mum / int_f12d9d83	comment	Promotion to Parent: Played for Drama, as Star mentions in a rant to Dolphin that she's been caring for her younger sister since she herself was just a kid and Marigold's erratic behaviour robbed Star of having a normal childhood.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_f16da697	comment	Undying Loyalty: Dolphin to Marigold, as she refuses to go with Star and Mickey when he offers them to live with him. Her dislike of Mickey is also a factor, but Dolphin refuses to abandon Marigold even if it means she'll be separated from Star.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_f8d24fbb	comment	Big Sister Instinct: Though she is frequently irritated with having to take care of Dolphin, Star won't tolerate anyone bullying her little sister and she does her best to shield Dolphin from Marigold's episodes.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_fccd06b6	type	Beware the Nice Ones
The Illustrated Mum / int_fccd06b6	comment	Beware the Nice Ones: Dolphin is small and is a very endearing and cute character, but don't piss her off.
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The Illustrated Mum / int_ff17ccf1	type	Innocently Insensitive
The Illustrated Mum / int_ff17ccf1	comment	Innocently Insensitive: Marigold buys a cake with an owl on it for "Owly," the name the bullies at school call Oliver. Oliver doesn't mind, knowing she meant to be kind.
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